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Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
Where have you been charming
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Billy?
I have been to seek a wife, she’s the
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joy of my life,
She’s a
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young thing and cannot leave her
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mother.
Did she ask you to come in, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
Did she ask you to come in, charming Billy?
Yes, she asked me to come in, there’s a dimple in her chin,
She’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
Can she make a cherry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
Can she make a cherry pie, charming Billy?
She can make a cherry pie, quick as you can wink an eye,
She’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
Can she make a feather bed, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
Can she make a feather bed, charming Billy?
She can make a feather bed, while a-standing on her head,
She’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
How tall is she, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
How tall is she, charming Billy?
She is tall as any pine, and straight as a pumpkin vine,
She’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother.
How old is she, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
How old is she, charming Billy?
She is sixty times eleven, twenty-eight and forty- seven,
She’s a young thing and cannot leave her mother!